It is the national holiday (for the most part) when we take a day to remember the birth of two great Presidents in our nation's history. Though they were not born on the same day (or even year for that matter), we now combine them into one holiday however we observe the days of their birth as well. Those two me are President George Washington, our first President of these United States and Abraham Lincoln who was our 16th President. Both great men in their times and both also men of war that changed the course of US History. Washington fighting for separation from English rule while Lincoln fighting for unity of a divided country ... interesting isn't it if you look at it. One for separation while the other for unity. Take a quick moment and just "thank" these two men, we do owe them at least that.
Weekly Update:What an interesting week this turned out to be ... so Monday night, I was invited by a friend to be his guest at the SAG (Screen Actor's Guild) Foundation for a little interview session with Malcolm McDowell for about 2 hours. The event was in this little theatre that held maybe 150 people and my seat was front row. It was nice because when I arrived, they pulled me out of line and took me to the green room/waiting area and eventually Malcolm came in with my friend and we sat and chatted for awhile before the program began. He is an amazing guy and has such great stories which he tells brilliantly! You could literally listen to him all day if you had the time and he had the breath. All I can say, what a great night it was.
Continuing my interesting week, Saturday I attended the First (of 2009) Geek/Nerd Fest as I like to call it and got to meet some folks there:
*Eliza Roberts- VERY nice person, lot of bit parts here and there.
*John de Lancie- an OK guy, best known as "Q" from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
*Brande Roderick- Very sweet person, was one of the "Baywatch" girls.
*Amanda Plummer- Amazing person, had lunch with her and she has been in many films including "Pulp Fiction" and "So I Married An Axe Murder."
*Robbie Rist- Incredibly nice guy and best known as cousin Oliver from "The Brady Bunch".
*Susan Olsen- Nice person to meet and best known as Cindy Brady from "The Brady Bunch".
*Robert Carradine- Cool guy, best known as Louis from "Revenge of the Nerds".
*Charles Robinson- Super cool guy and best known from "Night Court".
*Jayne Meadows- Wow, such an incredible lady and wouldn't let me leave! From mostly TV fame and was married to the legend Steve Allen till his death.
*Tony Curtis- I did save the best for last on this trip ... talk about meeting a living legend and such an incredible guy! I can not begin to list his credits to do him justice.
At the movies:
Not a big surprise this week as horror takes the crown as Friday the 13th earns a nice 45.2 million during the holiday weekend. Holding strong at #2 is "He's Just Not That Into You" earns an extra 23.4 mil. Also hanging strong at #3 is "Taken" dropping only 18% and taking in another 22.2 mil. Hanging to #4 is
"Coraline" with another 19.1 mil. Rounding off the top 5 is the comedy Confessions of a Shopaholic earning only 17.3 mil which is a surprising low number and weak showing for this film.
New movies that did not make the top 5: Just one this week as the action thriller The International shows up at #8 with only 10.7 mil for the holiday weekend.
Quote of the Week:
"Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago." - Bernard Berenson
Comment Response:
Word on the street is "Taken" is very intense and a solid good film with a great performance from Liam.
Other News:Much to my surprise and I am shocked I missed this last week but Hollywood lost another incredible star as Film and TV legend James Whitmore passed away from a battle with lung cancer. I remember him most recently from his role of Brooks Hatlan from "The Shawshank Redemption" with co-stars Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. His portrayal of a man who has been institutionalized all his life making parole and trying to live in the outside world but couldn't was simply ... sad and moving. He made his mark in the early years of Hollywood being in numerous World War II pics and Westerns of the day. James also starred in one of my favorite war movies, "Tora! Tora! Tora!" as Admiral Halsey. He also co-starred along Shirley Jones in "Oklahoma!" back in 1955. James died Friday, February 6th at his home in Malibu ... he will greatly be missed but his collection of works leaves us an amazing legacy to remember. He was 87.
Facts & Tips:
Refrigerating apples can help them last up to 10 times longer than those left at room temperature.
"The thing I want most... is to never lose you." - David James Elliot as Cmdr. Harmon "Harm" Rabb, Jr. in the TV series "JAG."
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